Chapter 1316: Chapter 45: Dharma Form Calms the Sea Whirlpool, Dragon Python Stirs the Hidden Currents
Seven days later, the tidal whirlpool erupted, the seven-colored cloud in the heavens suddenly gathered, and then fierce winds began to howl. These winds came from the sea, shaking mountains and swaying ridges as rivers surged. For five days and nights, tens of thousands of miles around, the sun and moon were obscured, and haze covered the sky.
Another day passed, and suddenly torrential rains fell, causing tsunamis and landslides. The roaring torrents crashed into Divine House Mountain, the sound of rushing floods shaking the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Outside the mountain gate of Han Yuan Sect, the waters had already overflowed the peaks and continued to climb upward, only blocked by the Mountain Guarding Formation. Though the deluge continuously battered, wave after wave surged, it could never penetrate.
However, the impact on the Great Array was deafening, as if at any moment the Forbidden Array would be overwhelmed and collapse. Many disciples who had never experienced such an event inevitably turned pale.
Chu and Zhao stood on the dharma platform beside the mountain gate plaque. To guard against the Vortex Tribulation, an extra array flag had been added here, watched over by the two of them. Yet the tidal surge exceeded their initial expectations; unless cultivators reached a certain level of cultivation, they could only choose to avoid far away in the face of such a formidable force of nature.
Chu Muran looked at the disciples seated on various dharma platforms guarding the array, then raised his head to see the waters had already rolled to the overhead. Seeing the murky waves churning with no trace of daylight or blue sky, making Cangzhu Peak resemble the water mansion of the Dragon Palace, he felt uneasy and said, "I didn’t expect the tidal surge to be so overwhelming. I wonder if the Mountain Gate Formation can hold up."
Zhao Ge was calm, saying, "This Mountain Gate Formation was personally set up by the Sect Leader, it should be fine."
At this moment, a voice came from behind, saying, "No need to worry, you two junior brothers, judging by the current water momentum, it won’t be difficult to hold for ten days to half a month."
The two quickly turned around and greeted, "Greetings, Sect Leader Senior Brother."
Zhang Yan’s cloud qi dissipated beneath his feet as he descended from the heavens. He gestured lightly and said, "You two junior brothers, please dispense with formalities."
Chu Muran straightened up, carefully saying, "Senior Brother, I recently went to the immortal city to consult ancient texts, seeing that the writings of predecessors described, the tidal water grows stronger by the day, reaching its peak on the seventh day. As long as we endure that day, we can consider this tribulation evaded."
Zhang Yan chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Junior Brother’s assessment is mistaken. I predict thereafter the surge will never exceed today’s intensity."
Chu Muran was stunned, then pondered briefly before suddenly looking up, saying, "Senior Brother, is it because of the Python Clan?"
Zhang Yan nodded and explained, "Indeed. The torrents have engulfed Divine House Mountain, vast waves of flood rising. The sea winds are several times fiercer than here. The Beimo Sea Realm is now the lair of the Python Clan. If they don’t want it utterly destroyed in one go, they must find ways to suppress the waters."
Chu and Zhao now completely trusted their Sect Leader Senior Brother’s judgment and felt reassured.
Zhang Yan raised his eyes towards the horizon of the Heavenly Sea, his gaze deep, pondering internally, "In the Python Clan now, only one person possesses such mana."
After half a day of winds and waves, thunder suddenly shook the sea, alarming all cultivators of Divine House Mountain. Gazing intently far away, they saw at the end of the Heavenly Sea, a giant python emerged from the sea waves, with dual horns on its head, coiled claws on its belly, black scales covering its body, reaching the heavenly vault and its tail submerged in rivers and seas. Over a thousand Golden Pythons followed closely, with radiant light soaring to the skies, illuminating the world, visible from tens of thousands of miles away.
With the appearance of the python, the fierce waves seemed pressed down by invisible giant hands, gradually calming the winds and waves.
Someone couldn’t help but exclaim, "Cave Heaven Dharma Form?"
True Masters of the Cave Heaven rarely reveal themselves; the manifestation of this dharma form deeply shocked all who witnessed it.
On a mountaintop facing the sea, a green-clothed cultivator, excited by the sight, pointed beneath and declared, "Such minor winds and waves, to the ancestor, are mere dust on paper, easily swept away with a flick of the sleeves."
After speaking, he seemed to recall something, turned around and cupped his hands to Shao Zhongxiang standing nearby, saying, "Thanks to Sect Leader Shao’s prior notification about the Vortex Tribulation, our clan was not caught unprepared."
Shao Zhongxiang was usually self-important, seldom regarding peers in his sight. At this moment, seeing the Cave Heaven True Master reveal his dharma form and feeling the overwhelming mana, his usual arrogance was tempered a bit, returning the courtesy, saying, "No matter, in alliance with your tribe, it naturally befits sincere treatment."
To contend against the Fengxiang Sword Sect, relying solely on himself was daydreaming. After much probing, he proactively approached the Python Clan over thirty years ago, informing them of the Vortex Tribulation, thus ensuring this Demon Tribe was ready and not caught off guard as the Zhongtai Sect envisioned.
